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B1Substantiv/US /pətˈɪʃən/ pət-ĬSH-ən; UK /pətˈɪʃən/ pət-ĬSH-ən/
A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer.
